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- Dave Chappelle posted a video addressing criticism of his recent comedy special, “The Closer.”
- Chappelle sparked controversy by defending JK Rowling over her comments about the trans community.
- Chappelle said that the controversy has blocked his documentary from appearing in film festivals.
Dave Chappelle posted a video on Instagram addressing the critics of his recent Netflix comedy special.
In “The Closer,” Chappelle defended JK Rowling over her TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) comments, said, “gender is a fact” and described himself as “Team TERF.” Chappelle has faced backlash in the past for his jokes about trans people.
In a video posted on Monday announcing the screenings of his upcoming “Untitled” documentary, Chappelle in front of a live audience addressed Netflix employees’ walkout last week and the general criticism of his special.
“It’s been said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees of Netflix and I refused,” he began the video. “That is not true. If they had invited me, I would have accepted it. Although I am confused about what we’re speaking about. I said what I said and boy I heard what you said.”
“You said you wanted a safe working environment at Netflix. Well, it seems like I’m the only one who can’t go into the office anymore,” he joked to an applauding audience.
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